# Luenha, Changara District – Localities, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ Administrative post · Changara District # Luenha Luenha is an administrative post of Mozambique in Changara District, Tete Province. It covers **2,239.0 km²**. It is divided into 3 localities. 44 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2,239km² - 3localities - 2mapped services ## Where is Luenha? Luenha lies in [Changara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/), [Tete Province](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/), [Mozambique](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Chioco](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/chioco/), [Guro-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/guro-sede/), [Mandie](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mandie/), [Mungari](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/mungari/), [Nhamassonge](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/guro/nhamassonge/) and [Nhampassa](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/manica/barue/nhampassa/). By area it is the 115th largest of 457 administrative posts in Mozambique. It covers 23.4% of [Changara District](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/). The centre of Luenha is about 1,005 km in a straight line from Maputo, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9366° S, 33.0354° E. Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz). ## Know before you go: Luenha - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Maputo - CurrencyMetical (MZN) - Country calling code+258 - LanguagesPortuguese, Makhuwa - Plug typesType C, D, F · 220 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format4 digits (####) ### Nearest airports - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete113 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare234 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:21). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Localities of Luenha Locality Area km² Localities Services [Dzunga](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/dzunga/) 1,323 12 0 [Luenha-Sede](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/luenha-sede/) 633 18 2 [Ntemangau](https://wherepedia.org/mozambique/tete/changara/luenha/ntemangau/) 283 16 0 Source: [INE- Instituto Nacional de Estatisca via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-moz); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Luenha Open gazetteers list **44 villages, towns and localities** in Luenha. Settlements here lie between about 184 m and 630 m above sea level (median 243 m). - Aldeia Camulaumba - Aldeia Capimbe - Aldeia Catumba - Aldeia Chinhande - Aldeia Chiotumbo - Aldeia Chuchamano - Aldeia Coamba - Aldeia Drunga - Aldeia Lifunda - Aldeia Magaço - Aldeia Maulemaule - Aldeia Mazoi - Aldeia Mithethe - Aldeia Nachinanga - Aldeia Nhathebo - Bandeira - Belo - Caetano - Caláta - Cancune - Catófe - Chamboco - Changara - Chicomphende - Chimessolo - Chinhonde - Chirene - Cochemane - Dique - Gimo - Gola - Gotótssasso - Gôgo - Jamo - João Compende - Lixa - Massanga - Metafula - Mitemangawa - Mota - Nota - Sigálete - Tchimbalindja - Tomo Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Luenha Named natural and historic features inside Luenha, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 30 rivers and streams. - Caíra - Chimpondo - Gairezi - Mazowe - Mudué - Mukamberahe - Nhacalinga - Nhacapado - Nhale - Nhamacurocue - Nhamaloca - Nhamanzaua - Nhamatandaza - Nhamitarara - Nhamunde - Nhamutarara - Nhancanga - Nhancuco - Nhantenga - Nhantucuto - Nhanzambo - Nharemua - Nhundo - Rio Dejezi …and 6 more. ### Coast and islands 1 island. - Ilha Nhaadjire ### Hills and mountains 10 mountains; 5 hills. - Serra Nhampepo · 917 m - Monte Metungurué · 895 m - Serra Umbe · 804 m - Vonva · 788 m - Serra Dindingombe · 738 m - Monte Nhandingué · 717 m - Monte Nhatuca · 680 m - Vumaninga · 671 m - Mhanda · 636 m - Monte Macando · 634 m - Karera · 617 m - Monte Domba · 500 m - Monte Bangomatete · 488 m - Monte Mangumano · 477 m - Tokue · 416 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Luenha and the best time to visit Using the climate of Changara District, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 741 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (202 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 202 Feb 26 162 Mar 26 87 Apr 25 16 May 23 5 Jun 21 3 Jul 21 6 Aug 23 1 Sep 27 2 Oct 29 7 Nov 30 71 Dec 28 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Luenha Places mapped inside Luenha in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Luenha?In Changara District, Tete Province, Mozambique - What borders Luenha?Chioco, Guro-Sede, Mandie, Mungari, Nhamassonge and Nhampassa - What time zone is Luenha in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Luenha?Metical (MZN) - What language is spoken in Luenha?Portuguese, Makhuwa (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Luenha?44 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Luenha?Settlements lie between 184 m and 630 m - What is the highest point in Luenha?Serra Nhampepo (917 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Luenha?March to September - How many petrol pumps are in Luenha?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Luenha?MZ050401 (OCHA common operational dataset)